St. George's School in Vancouver, BC, is seeking a Rowing Coordinator.

The Rowing Coordinator is responsible for the day to day operations of the Rowing program. The ideal candidate would be a certified teacher who can also be a teacher on call as required. 

Responsibilities

• Coach/instruct a portion of the rowing team as directed by the Head of Rowing.
• Perform rowing program administrative tasks as directed by the Head of Rowing, these tasks include but are not limited to:
  • Team travel logistics and planning
  • Team/School event logistics, planning, risk management, and general team management
  • Competition scheduling
  • Assist with recruitment of student-athletes to the rowing program
  • Coordinate equipment purchases and program financial management
  • Inventory management (rowing and non-rowing equipment and gear)
  • Daily office administration and operations (phone, email, record keeping, etc)
  • Correspondence, public relations and communications with community, parent, faculty/staff, administration, Director of Athletics, etc
  • Fundraising
• General Boathouse management and maintenance as required.
• Accompany team/coaches on team/school related travel (including trailer driving) as directed by the Head of Rowing (competition weekend and training camps).
• The Coordinator of Rowing Operations is required to attend spring break and winter training camps, and all team tours.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates leadership ability.  High EQ skills in the following areas:  collaboration, empathy, organizational skills, self-management, self-regulation. 
• Proven experience in supporting a strategic plan for a Rowing program
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Organizational, administrative and planning skills necessary to recruit, retain and develop athletes and programs
• Managing coaching personnel, and resolving conflicts
• Team oriented, self-motivated and willing to take initiative
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Has experience running rowing programs
• Experiencing working with and developing junior athletes and understand the needs of student athletes
• Has an understanding of the Long Term Athlete Development Program and be able to implement in a rowing program that includes students from grade 8-12
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to get tasks completed in a timely and efficient manner.

Interested applicants should email their resume to Karen Potter-Auger at careers@stgeorges.bc.ca. 

The closing date for applications is July 15th, 2012.

Potential candidates will be selected for interviews on July 24th, 2012. 

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